Experience

KU Leuven

• Belgium
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Research Project Manager at EPI-Centre (KU Leuven)

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  EPI-Centre is a research facility focusing on health technology assessment and critical appraisal of medical tests, markers, prediction models, decision tools and apps, bringing together experienced health researchers, industry, end users and clinical experts to facilitate the design, implementation and optimal use of healthcare applications.At EPI-Centre I'm involved in several clinical trials where I am in charge of project, budget and time management. I supervise a young and dynamic, small group of research staff members. Since EPI-Centre is a research facility that was founded in 2019, I was responsable for the set up of clinical operations and write standard operating procedures.

• Clinical Research Professional - Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Dec 2014 - Mar 2020

  Coordination of clinical trials and research projects in primary care at the Academic Center for General Practice, KU Leuven: search for funding, database management, organization of trials in daily practice, supervising PhD students and student workers, setting up a research network in primary care Organization of a part of the thematic program Patient Related and Public Health Research of the Doctoral School Biomedical Sciences + contact person for PhD students of the PhD thematic program. 2014 - 2016)

• Scientific Researcher - Clinical Research Associate

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2014

  Implementation of clinical trials at the Academic Center for General Practice: contact physicians and patients, search for funding, database management, supervising student workers, ...

• PhD Scientist

  • Oct 2007 - Aug 2012

  Discovery of antivirals against flaviviruses (dengue virus and yellow fever virus)Promotor: Prof. Johan NeytsSupervisor: Suzanne Kapteinincluding an internship at Utah State University USA, May and June 2011: testing of antivirals in animal models